Energization of relativistic electrons in the presence of ULF power and MeV microbursts: Evidence for dual ULF and VLF acceleration

Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics

Volumn 108, Issue A8, 2003, Pages

  O'Brien, T P ^a   Lorentzen, K R ^a   Mann, I R ^b,c   Meredith, N P ^d   Blake, J B ^a   Fennell, J F ^a   Looper, M D ^a   Milling, D K ^b,c   Anderson, R R ^e  

^a AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Energetic electrons; Magnetic storms; Magnetosphere; Microbursts; Radiation belts; Relativistic electrons; ULF waves; VLF waves

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344614127     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JA009784     Document Type: Article

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